
Map of Belarus
Demonym: Belarusian
Population: 9,457,500
(2012)
Government: presidential republic
Capital City: Minsk
Capital Coordinates:
53°55′N 27°33′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+2
Currency: Belarusian Ruble
Currency Code: BYR
Currencies Issued: kapeyka
GDP: $55.5 billion
(2011)
Per Capita Income: $5,881
(2011)
Foreign Debt: $33.7 billion (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: BY
Internet Country Code: .by
Calling Code: 375
Electrical Generation Capacity: 8032000 kW
Independence: 1990
from Soviet Union
Area: 207,600 square km
(202,900 km land)
(4,700 km water)
Lowest Point: Nyoman River
(90 m)
Highest Point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
(346 m)
Life Expectancy: 71.48 years
Fertility Rate: 1.45 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 6.16 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 0.20% (2007)
Human Development Index: 0.756 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 2.4 (2011)
Literacy: 99.60 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 20
Number of coins in catalogue: 0
Number of stamps in catalogue: 4
Location of Belarus in Europe
